Fish In Hot and Sour Sauce


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Ingredients

350 grams fish fillets
70 ml groundnut oil
hot and sour sauce
70 ml chicken stock
1 tablespoon dry sherry or rice wine
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon chill) bean sauce or chill) powder
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon cider vinegar or Chinese black rice 1 teaspoon sugar
garnish
1 tablespoon spring onions finely chopped

Preparation

1
Have your fishmonger remove the dark skin of the plaice or else remove it yourself using a small sharp knife.
2
Cut the fish fillets across the width and at a slight diagonal into 1 inch 2.5 cm wide strips.
3
Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is quite hot.
4
Add the oil and heat it until it is almost smoking.
5
Fry the fish strips for 23 minutes until they are golden brown.
6
You may have to do this in several batches.
7
Drain the cooked fish strips on kitchen paper.
8
Pour of fall the oil wipe the wok or pan clean and re heat it.
9
Add all the hot and sour sauce ingredients.
10
Bring the sauce to a boil then lower the heat to a simmer.
11
Add the fried fish strips and simmer them in the sauce for 2 minutes.
12
Serve with Spinach with Garlic and garnish with the spring onions.
13
The combination of hot and sour is a popular one in western China. This is a quick and simple dish which is perfect for a light family meal.
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Serves 4

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Tags:

western
condiment
Asian
oriental
Regional
chinese

Yield:

4.0 servings

Added:

Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 3:08am

Creator:

Anonymous

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